yppasswd for password sync
gcarter at valinux.com
gcarter at valinux.com
Wed Nov 1 13:36:14 GMT 2000
> Jason Todd wrote:
> > The problem I've run accross is that 'yppasswd' (when
> > run as root) asks for the root password before going
> > any further.
>
> Erk!!!
> I assume it's linux/bsd, as solaris doesn't do that
> (the man page says "The use of yppasswd is discouraged,
> as it is now only a link to the passwd(1) command,
> which should be used instead.")
>
> It should never prompt for root's passwords if it's
> called by a process running as root: sounds suspiciously
> like a bug!
Jason,
Are you running yppasswd on the NIS master? If not, you
will be prompted for a root password. I think even on Solaris
Dave :-)
Cheers, jerry
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